Although he had just left home not long ago, He Xin had already realized that this place was isolated from the outside world.
There was no post office, so we couldn't make phone calls, send telegrams, or write letters.
There weren't even any newspapers like those commonly found in big cities, so it was very difficult for her to get information about the outside world.
This is also the reason why she bravely came in when she saw Tuantuan and his younger siblings listening to the radio.
She longed to have contact with the outside world, even if it was only one-way, it was enough to make her happy.
From the initial enthusiasm to the current fear and confusion about the future.
Li Jinfeng saw the desire in He Xin's eyes, and from what she saw so far, she was quite impressed with He Xin's character, so she didn't refuse. "Okay, but you can only listen to it at my house."
"Thank you... Thank you Comrade Li." He Xin almost cried with joy.
"It's nothing. We usually arrange for the children to listen to the radio after dinner. You can come over at this time." Li Jinfeng continued.
"Yeah, okay!"
He Xin didn't listen to the radio with Tuantuan and the others for too long. She had to go back and cook dinner with Xie Zhiqing.
Fortunately, starting tomorrow, she won’t have to cook anymore.
Dinner was the same as lunch, still stewed in a big pot, and a big pancake was added. Their aunt said that it was called a quilt dish. Anything can be stewed together. The most famous one is the bean quilt. If there are ribs and beans, the taste will be even more fragrant.
He Xin is from Shanghai. She prefers rice to noodles. The crystal clear and plump white rice grains are extremely sweet in her mouth.
But Captain Hong said that rice is not grown here, and some local people don't even know what rice looks like. Even Captain Hong only heard some about it seven or eight years ago when technicians from the county agricultural technology station gave a popular science lecture.
At dinner, everyone complained, either that the food was not good or that there was not enough oil.
But He Xin had no choice. It was the first time for both she and Xie Zhiqing to cook, so it was already good enough that they could cook well. She could only learn slowly and see if she could cook the food a little bit better after a while.
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Lu Jianguo stayed at home for two days and then went back to work.
She promised Li Jinfeng that she would come back the day before the Chinese New Year to celebrate the New Year with them. When she came back, she would bring Li Jinfeng the Kangxi Dictionary and the Oxford Dictionary she asked for, as well as some foreign books that she thought were good.
However, although these books will be taken back home, Lu Jianguo did not forget to remind Li Jinfeng to keep the books safe, after all, they are still in a special situation.
Li Jinfeng was not worried. She had a space. After reading it, she would put it in the space and no one would be able to find it.
On the educated youth side, everyone was divided into groups to cook, and things were gradually getting on track. Captain Hong also began to assign them work.
In the middle of winter, there is not much work to do in the fields.
However, there was work for the educated youth to do in the ditches, such as digging and transporting soil, and also carrying hay and feeding cattle and sheep.
The work was not heavy, but it made the educated youths breathless with exhaustion.
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It was Chen Mo and Shao Zhiqing's turn to cook that day.
This was the result after the final discussion. The ten people were still divided into two groups. Shao Zhiqing didn't want Chen Mo to take advantage, so the two of them separated, one cooked lunch and the other cooked dinner. Of course, as a male comrade, Shao Zhiqing also cooked breakfast.
Chen Mo got a good deal as she only had to cook one meal out of three, but even so, she still felt resentful in her heart.
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